Israel and the Palestinians agreed to resume peace negotiations later this month in Washington, according to U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross. The announcement came after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat held two meetings within 14 hours.
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